Beyonce wins big with Super Bowl halftime show, will play Wells Fargo Center and Boardwalk Hall in July
Before the Superdome power outage became the story of the night, Beyonce put all the brouhaha over her lip-synching the National Anthem at President Obama's inauguration this month behind her.
Beyonce wins big with Super Bowl halftime show, will play Wells Fargo Center and Boardwalk Hall in July
Dan DeLuca, Inquirer Music Critic
UPDATE: As expected, Beyonce's big Super Bowl splash is being followed by a tour announcement. The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour play the Wells Fargo Center on July 25 and Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on July 26. Tickets for the Philadelphia show go on sale Feb. 15 at ComcastTix.com.
Before the Superdome power outage became the story of the night, Beyonce put all the brouhaha over her lip-synching the National Anthem at President Obama's inauguration this month behind her with what was surely the most scintillating big game halftime show since Prince played Super Bowl XLI in 2007.
Earlier this week at her Super Bowl press conference, Beyonce promised "I absolutely will be singing live," and it surely seemed she was, albeit with pre-recorded back up vocals, as she appeared several times larger than life on stage to a Vince Lombardi voice over.
But the dazzling part of the Beyonce Bowl wasn't about her singing so much as the hyper-energetic staging, the way she prowled the stage in skimpy black leather and knee high boots and looked the camera in the eye in her fiercest of Sasha Fierce modes. It was a spectacle worthy of the occasion, and also clearly an intensely rehearsed performance, making one wonder why she couldn't find the time to rehearse one song for the Inaugural.
She opened with a medley of "Love On Top" followed by "Crazy In Love" - without a guest rap from Jay-Z - followed by "Till the End Of Time" and "Baby Boy." After that came the much anticipated Destiny's Child reunion, with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams back in black on "Bootylicious," "Independent Women," and before they were dismissed mid-song, "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)." The crescendo came with "Halo," with a super diva down on her knees belting out an-over-the-top power ballad, before the power went out.
Watch the show below.
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They really got to do something about the "Half-time" foolishness.....as usual the half time stunk up the place, the lights should have went out during that period of time.— STEPHEN1988- Simply awful halftime show. Just get rid of it altogether.— Wiseman6
- She was a bigger embarrassment to the league than the power outage.— Mr. Smith
- Each year you think it can't get any worse ...— backliner
- I could watch Beyonce just sitting in a chair reading a phone book.— Bartleby
- "Beyonce win big..."? My type words. Gah.
What a horrible show. Sorry Beyonce, you can't pull off that look anymore.— verve - You knew she was going to be the half time entertainment, why did you watch?— Ms.Fitt
- she was AWFUL. when did she sing? all she did was shake her booty that was covered in lace. AWFUL!!!!!!!!!— dontlikedems
- You comments (except for one) are biased and based on nothing but Beyonce bashing. Nothing any of you haters have said has any merit what so ever. Wallow in you hate and jealousy, that's all you have to keep you going.— LCBline
- Let's not take it too far. She is a pretty woman, she can dance, her singing is ok. She did fine - completely as expected. Her shows are really all the same - not great, but not as horrible as some are saying. Those who are saying she was awful had their minds made up before she even took the stage.— lulu
- Lulu, I am not a fan of Beyonce, nor most of the SB Halftime shows. There are created to reach the popular culture in this country, and your comments are spot on. — gxel
- @dontlikedems; and what is wrong with Beyonce's booty covered in lace? Would you prefer Steven Tyler's booty covered in lace?— gifted21226
- I'm not a fan, but I thought it was a great halftime show. I'm guessing that most of negative posters are 50 year old white conservatives that were hoping for a reunion of the Osmonds. Verve, I'm guessing you've never been in a room with a woman half as beautiful as Beyonce.— E-money
- The show was boring. She was boring. Same old routine. Nothing to do with old conservatives who seem to get a bad rap these days for just about every thing. I'm over 50 much, white and conservative and like to see young people rock but with good entertainment. She was just flat. — Bill fields
- C'mon..her act is old and tiresome...next— tony4
- Bunch of miserable (no longer gettin any) old white guys! Hot black chicks shaking their stuff don't do it for you, I guess. Too bad for you— WHITEY2009
- Hate to break it to you but she's ugly and she does the same thing everytime. It's old. Did I mention that she's fugly? — masterncommander
- I agree that this much preparation could have gone in to her inaugural performance. A little disrespectful.— Lisa Dougherty
- Could have cut that performance by about 20 minutes and wouldn't have lost anything. Worse half-time performance ever.— dogman5
- You guys are pathetic. Why watch it then or comment here if you don't like what she does? She is currently one of our world's biggest stars and if you don't like that, well it doesn't change it. It's not my thing but she's got tremendous charisma on that stage, not to mention a heckuva body. She seems like a nice person, a good person. And she's sexy while she's at it.— PhillySubsMac
- Stop calling her a singer, she's not. She is a marginally talented entertainer, and if that kind of nonsense of a little marginal singing and booty shaking is what you like, good for you. I would have much preferred Alicia Keys at halftime.— intelliwoman
- inteliwoman, you have no idea what you are talking about. Beyonce can sing, she's got a great voice, soulful with plenty of vocal control. She may not be Barbara Streisand, but she's far easier on the eyes than Babs. Give us some names of singers you think are better.— E-money
- Who cares? Her music is horrible. She's ugly too.— masterncommander
- I thought she was awesome.
But my opinion is worthless because I love Beyonce.— 1000hugs - I'm not evaluating the halftime show. To me, it's the time I take to go back to the kitchen, get rid of the bones, get some omre wings on the bowl, some more dip, celery and potato wedges. By the time I had done that, and we had cracked open some beers, it was time for the blackout. Perhaps the next time they will use a bit less electricity in the halftime show, so the circuits don't overload and the breakers snap.— DonQ
- Give me a marching band any day. Marching bands and football are meant to be together, and marching band musicians actually have talent.— brio
- Whether or not you liked the show, if there is a man alive that thinks Beyonce is ugly, you need to have your eyes or your sexual preference checked.— Two1Five
- Yawn...— nellar
- Women, kids and gay men like Beyonce. Not my type of hype. Plus, as hot as she is she has ugly feet. I'm a feet guy. I like pretty toes on a woman. Awful halftime show.— MrBigDizzle
- Boring halftime. Beyonce and her girls look like hookers or strippers with no talent. Very cheesy. Same old routine.
Zzzzzzzzzzz.— Bill fields - One good thing was that my 13 year old daughter watched the first half with me ("is it almost over Dad?") so I give it a thumbs up. When the lights went out I told my wife there was a power failure and she thought I was talking about our house! Gotta love sports!— AlanInFlorida
- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz— Handsome B. Wonderful
- @masterncommander Let me guess you have women beating down your door because your so fine? I highly doubt you have any room to call anyone ugly.— ceez0341
- Dan, so disappointed ... how can I ever take you seriously as a music critic again? The music was canned and in many spots pre-recorded, the costumes stripperesque, the show boring. Tired dancing. Angry, egomaniacal expression on her face. Overcompensation for the earlier controversy apparent in facial expression as well as costumes. She was filled with self-validation, not a connection to her fellow human beings. Nothing to grab onto and relate to other than perhaps masturbation. But we can get that elsewhere ... really Dan? Really? Please tell me you were drunk or something.— thefactjack
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